When the sun rises high in the sky.

A sad news spread throughout Bilgewater. The permanent director of the Bilgewater Self-Government Association and the owner of the Ferguson Chamber of Commerce, the largest chamber of commerce in Bilgewater, had made great contributions to the development of Bilgewater.

Mr. Ferguson, who contributed a lot, unfortunately died in a shipwreck yesterday.

After hearing the news, all the residents of Bilgewater were...

Well, in fact, not many people cried bitterly, and not many people were sad. Some people even looked puzzled and asked others, hey, brother, who is that Ferguson? Why have I never heard of it?

And those who should really be saddened by Ferguson's death, whether they were really sad or fake, all died on the rainy night last night.

Therefore, Ferguson's death did not attract much attention. People only knew that Ferguson was dead and that the top management of the Self-Administrative Commission was going to be reorganized, that's all.

No one will spend another minute on this matter. Everyone is busy making money, busy playing with women, busy living, and busy dying.

The sun rises and life goes on.

"Well, so she refuses to come?" Plank sat at the head seat of the black rock wood discussion table in the conference room on the fourth floor of the Self-Government Center Building.[

He could finally sit there openly, and no one dared to say a word more.

"Well, yes, Miss Fortune, she...she said..." The subordinate who was responsible for inviting Miss Fortune to attend the first reorganization meeting hesitated in embarrassment, looking at Plank with a look of fear on his face.

"What did she say? Just say it, I won't blame her." Plank opened his arms and leaned on the chair in a comfortable posture.

If you don’t blame her, you will blame me...

"She said..." The subordinate struggled hard, "Well, she said she didn't want to see your ugly eating appearance. She'll come back after you get something extra."

After saying the last word, his men looked at Planck's face in fear, fearing that Planck would kill him with a shot.

But Planck was not angry. Instead, he laughed loudly, leaning forward and backward with laughter. After a long time, he stopped laughing and sighed: "She...well, you go and tell her that I understand, I

I’ll leave a big one for her.”

"Yes...yes." His subordinates almost rolled out of the conference room.

"Lord Gangplank, since that woman is so ignorant, why do you..." It was Luffy who spoke. He was probably concerned that Woody was also present and did not call Gangplank king.

"What do I need?" Plank glanced at him, and then at everyone else present.

The spoils sharing meeting has ended with the breakfast in the morning, but it was just a small head. It was just a division of power in the small atmosphere of each district. Most of the pirates who came could only get this. Among so many people,

Only Luffy and the other three more powerful pirates were qualified to be pulled into the conference room by Plank.

Truly entering the core of power of Blue Flame Island.

"Sir, she is not a pirate." Luffy was silent for a moment and then spoke.

"Yes, she is not a pirate, but she is a woman." Gangplank answered almost decisively.

Luffy's words immediately affected the entire conference room.[

"Master Plank, since she won't come, then we..." This time it was Woody who broke the silence. He glanced at Plank cautiously. Although he spoke very slowly, he still couldn't hide the emotion in his tone.

anxious.

"Hu Di, I've never heard that you are an impatient person." Plank laughed, "Okay, don't worry, it's yours, it's inevitable."

"Yes, yes, of course I believe it." Woody nodded quickly. How dare he have any intention of disobeying Planck now.

He is originally a person who is still far away from this circle. Maybe in another thirty years he may be qualified to step into this place and get a chair, but if he wants to sit in the top three positions, it may be impossible in his lifetime.

thing.

And now, he is about to...reach the sky in one step.

"I heard that there was a bandit attack in the North District yesterday, and many people were killed, right?" Gangplank said the news he heard without knowing anything, "Flolan, um, Grim, it seems

It’s really sad that they’re all dead, isn’t it?”

What he said was not sad at all.

"So you are the most senior person in the North District now, right?"

"Well, unfortunately, that's the case." Woody also made a very sad expression.

"So from now on, you will be the leader of the merchant community and the most responsible permanent director of the association, right?"

"Yes, yes, I'm not honored." Woody swallowed hard and nodded like a dog.

"Very well, congratulations, Director Woody, Mr. Woody, from now on, we will be in the same boat." Gangplank smiled and extended his hand towards Woody as a gesture of friendship.

"Yes, definitely, I will definitely cooperate with you." Woody stood up, nodded and bowed, almost kneeling down to "lick" Gangplank's shoes.

His flattering expression made Luffy and the other pirates look with disdain.

Businessmen just use it.

"Then, let's talk about other things next, okay?" Plank withdrew his hand, leaned back on the chair again, and looked at Woody and said.

"Other...things?" Woody's face froze.

Is it finally coming?

"Well, in view of the decline of businessman-led talents, I think that elites like Guns and Roses should return to the joint management of the Self-Government Council?" Plank smiled calmly.

When Ferguson was alive in the past, he used his huge financial advantage and his sole power to take over Guns and Roses as a private army, euphemistically calling it exclusive management and special policies.

Planck's first step was to seize military power.

"Well... of course, this is... of course." What else could Woody say?

"Well, very good. Of course, you have to pay for the military expenses. After all, you have the money." Planck said matter-of-factly.

"Of course, of course." Woody could only say of course.

"Second, the Poseidon Trident..."

Poseidon Trident...

Hu Di's eyelids twitched and he answered first: "It's all yours, it's all yours."

"What are you talking about?" Plank shook his head, "Since the establishment of the Poseidon Trident, it has been jointly managed by three standing directors. It's just that... Mr. Ferguson left in a hurry, and his token

It's also lost. This casting is still very troublesome, so for the time being..."

"You have full authority to handle it." Woody almost lost his power and humiliated the country.

But it's okay, it's a merchant country, so it's far from being a country.

In the next few dozen minutes, Planck took advantage of the privileges that the businessmen had obtained over the decades from all aspects, and even exploited the original benefits.

It wasn't until Woody was almost crying that Plank stopped.

It can be said that Ferguson's decades of business were ruined in one fell swoop.

"Okay, that's it for today." Plank also seemed to be tired, "Let's go."

"Yes." The others responded and left.

Woody rushed out of the house like a bereaved dog.

As a permanent director, he can be regarded as the most useless member of the Self-Government Council in the decades since its establishment.

"Jack, sit down." After everyone left, Plank said to Chen Senran behind him.

Chen Senran was still standing behind him, like his shadow.

"No, I'll be fine just standing." Chen Senran shook his head.

"Are you dissatisfied? Because I didn't give you anything?" Planck asked with a smile.

Everyone else is rewarded based on merit, but Chen Senran and Planck have not been given anything yet.

"I don't dare, I just hope to follow you forever." Chen Senran said loyally.

"Really?" Planck was noncommittal.

There was a moment of silence in the room.

"Jack, I'll give you two choices now." Plank suddenly said.

"First, I will give you a ship. You will be the captain from now on. You can also sit in this conference room, but you will have nothing to do with the Abyss in the future.

Second, I won’t give you anything.”

ps:

Second update.
Chapter completed!